Lindsay Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elecsys Corporation, a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology solutions and custom electronic systems.

AGCO and Appareo Systems announced today that they have agreed to enter a joint venture, building on the existing IAS (Intelligent Agricultural Solutions) business structure. This collaboration will focus on the need for more advanced electronic technology centered around data collection, wireless communication, advanced sensors and intelligent machine control.

Paul Gunderson gets excited when showing off equipment and talking about farming at Lake Region State College’s Precision Agriculture Center.

NEC Corporation and Dacom, the Holland-based agri-IT company, have announced the results of a precision farming trial in Romania that uses environmental M2M sensors and big data analytics software to maximize yields at a reduced cost.

Ag Leader has announced a new line of GNSS receivers — GPS 6000, GPS 6500, RTK Relay and GPS 6500 base station — as well as the company’s latest automated steering controller, SteerCommand.

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DuPont Pioneer and Raven Industries today announced a collaboration to allow for the seamless flow of information generated through Pioneer Encirca services to Raven Viper 4 and other compatible field computers by leveraging Raven’s Slingshot wireless connectivity solution.

The owners of Gause Equipment in Lisbon announced that the company has joined the Evolution Ag family of Case IH dealerships. Pat and Mike Zehentbauer said that the company will continue to operate at its current location on Ohio 172 near Lisbon.

Here's a glimpse of what's on tap for the November 6th edition of Precision Farming Dealer.

Online registration is now open for the American Farm Bureau Federation's 96th Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show, which will be held Jan. 10-14, 2015, in San Diego.